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J. B. NOE. PRESS FOR MAKING HARNESS PADS.

No. 280,225. Patented June 26, 1883.

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-UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JABEZ B. NOE, OFNEVADA, MISSOURI.

PRESS FOR MAKlNG' HARNESS-PADS.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 280,225, dated June26, 1883.

Application filed April 6,1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JABEZ B. NOE, of Nevada,in the county of Vernon and State of Missouri, have invented certain newand use ful Improvements in Presses for making Harness-Pads; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention,whichwill enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a top view of .the bed of the press. Fig. 2 is an end viewof the bed of the press. Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing theleather after the former has been removed. Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsection, showing the plate and filling-strip in place. Fig. 5 is atransverse section showing the position after the edges have been turneddown and secured. Fig. 6 is a planview of the follower. Fig. 7 is aplanview of the former. Fig. 8 is a plan view and edge view of the plate.

This invention relates to presses for harnesspads; and it consists inproviding such presses with a transverse strip for varying their depths,as hereinafter fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, the letter A indicates the bed of a press,supported upon suit. able legs, a, and having the concavity (1, sides aa broad end a with a hole, a in it, and the narrow end a, all made inone, piece. Within the bed and in the concavity (d is placed a follower,B, Fig. 6, adapted to such concavity, its ends b b resting on the ends aa of the bed. Passing through the side a of the bed is a set-screw, O,which enters a seat, 0, in the follower B, by which screw the followeris adjusted across the bed for different widths of pad. Upon the narrowend a of the bed is placed a strip, D, having pins d, which engage holesin the bed. Several of such strips of different thicknesses are to bekept on hand, and the proper .one used to suit the thickness requiredfor the pad; and it is this strip to which my invention relates, andwhich is here in claimed.

With this press a former, E, Fig. 7, and a plate, G, Fig. 8, are to beused. Formers and plates of different sizes are to be used to suitdifferent sizes of pad.

In using the press, the follower B is to be adjusted near to the properplace for the width of pad, Fig. l. The; leather for forming the underor curved surface of the pad is then placed over the press. The former Eis placed on the leather, andby the strokes of a hammer forced down,carrying the leather into the concavity. The former E is then removed,and the leather F has the shape shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the edges f fprojecting upward. The

plate G is then placed on the press, its ends 9 gresting on the ends f fof the lower leather, F, and the pin 9 is passed down through one theholes 9 in such plate, and into the hole a in the bed. A strip ofleather, H, is placed on the plate, as shown in Fig. 4, and the followerB is forced up tight, binding the parts together. Theedges f f are thenturned over the strip H, and fastenings I are driven through their ends,clinching against the plate G, as shown in Fig. 5. The follower is thenloosened from the leather, thepin g withdrawn, and the plate and leathertaken from the press. The plate is then pulled out, leaving a hollowpad, which can be stuffed'in the usual way.

I am aware that a press for making boxloops has been made with anadjustable follower, and also that a harness-pad press has been devisedwhich is made in sections and has sectional formers and plates.

I am also aware that a press for making boxloops has been provided witha wedge which is to be placed in the bottom to regulate the thickness ofthe leather.

WVhat I claim is The bed A, provided with a detachable transverse strip,D, arranged at one end of the said bed, whereby the press can be adaptedfor formers of different depths, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses. V

JABEZ B. NOE.

Witnesses:

JoHN T. Brnnsnvn, E. W. RANsDELL.

